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Travel Blogs from Canada
That's not my monkey!
This is a top pick! ... rum, some water and Pepsi, a Loren specialty) and of course a large ice cream cake, so I officially turned 29! I was in Canada for all seven games on the Stanley Cup between Vancouver and Boston. I followed Bostons results throughout my trip as I follow ...
Home
This is a top pick! And then it was over... Well, I'm home...weird. It still feels pretty surreal to be here - I can smell dinner cooking in the oven, the hockey game is on in half an hour, and my dog wants to be let outside. How do I feel so out of the place in the ...
The Missing Link!
This is a top pick! ... . I'll find a way to repair it where nobody will really know that there's a hole there. Then I'll cover it up with a Canada Flag decal. That fiasco over and done with I was too tired to go wash my truck. I rested a while. Had supper. Then ...
Pre-trip ramblings
This is a top pick! ... the Syrian visa. Everywhere I've read says you have to get it before you leave your home country. Our situation is that we leave Canada more than six months before we get to Syria, by which time our visa would have expired. So I phoned the Syrian Embassy ...
Its been a long time....
This is a top pick! Well you may have guessed by now that we are home. We arrived back in Canada in March.We dropped by Niagra Falls on our way to Guelph. It was a beautiful day in March. I think it was about 23 degrees celcius which is bizarre for that time of year. On our ...
THUNDERSTORM IN THE HILLS
This is a top pick! ... awesome feelings of a world of adventure. Now, Matt was working as one of "the original Mounties," for the government, at Canada's Ft. Walsh Historic Site. Matt wasn't just a drunk; he was a politically active one. He'd been elected Student ...
Old Stomping Grounds...Maybe
This is a top pick! One of my earliest job postings had me living in Kamloops for a year and I was absolutely certain of that until we started exploring the area around our hotel. My memory seems to be razor sharp for all events that have taken place within the last hour or ...
Catching Up With The Clan
This is a top pick! As you travel the planet, you tend to run into people that you really enjoy talking to, however briefly. Often times the goodbyes are followed up with a "if you're ever in the neighbourhood drop in on us" but that can be dangerous when you're dealing ...
JULIE FINALLY WINS
This is a top pick! ... its classrooms or toys. She didn't make a high hourly wage, but she was happy because she was doing her dreams. When we Canada-trekkers weren't working or eating, there was plenty of fun to be had. We hiked a trail in the family's backyard, ...
Over the Continental Divide...AGAIN!
This is a top pick! ... USA 6 months ago and had to be back in Canada by today. My original plans were to be on the west coast of Canada today. Well...I'm only 150kms from the coast. Who would have guessed? My detour home seems to have followed my other detours during ...
Side trip to Ottawa
This is a top pick! I had to drive to the Ottawa Airport and back (twice) to pick up my daughters and Louise who had flown down to see Nick's Royal Military College reunion weekend activities. Here are a few pictures I took on the road to ...
Wherever you go, you can't get away from work...
This is a top pick! Dean: While we were looking around the town area of Niagara Falls (looking for food) we went through a mall/hotel/conference center. Walking along, minding our own business, Alex pointed out a sign: "AstraZeneca Meeting - This Way" It seems that ...
Goldstream Provincial Park
This is a top pick! This morning we went on another great hike, this time in Goldstream Provincial Park. Here are some pictures that Sze took. In the afternoon I did some shopping with my brother and father. Sze decided to head in the other direction for a little ...
From Vancouver to Vancouver Island
This is a top pick! This morning we went by bus to Hälsö Konditori, a Swedish bakery in the Kitsilano section of Vancouver. Sze is always on the look out for Malaysian restaurants when we travel and I am always looking for Swedish places. Hälsö Konditori is the best ...
23 countries in 9 months.It feels good to be home!
This is a top pick! ... we need some sub-zero temps to cool off after all the heat. - most of all, we're thankful for the cultural diversity of Canada. In most countries around the world, you are surrounded by people of one race, but in Canada, no one thinks twice about being ...
East Sooke Park
This is a top pick! This morning Claudia, Tim, Catherine, the nieces and nephew, and Sze and I drove to East Sooke Park for a hike. It's a great park for hiking with green woods, rocky cliffs, and the ocean. The girls especially loved climbing the rocks along the way. After ...
False Start?
This is a top pick! ... Toronto's airport the most expensive in the world?). Back to the situation in Shanghai. Apparently Captains in the employ of Air Canada are reluctant to land planes in a typhoon so the flight was sufficiently delayed so as to ensure the landing would ...
Snowbound
This is a top pick! ... help everyone just deal with it. There are worse things than having to wait. In the vocal complainers's defence, Air Canada still has problems dealing with managing expectations. New pilots have arrived from Montreal, it's announced, and flights will ...
Gearing Up
This is a top pick! It's getting down to the draw and we need to start taking inventory of everything we need for our travels and see if it will all go within our weight restrictions and the size of our panniers... We went through the bulk of our supplies before we moved ...
Becoming a Brit
This is a top pick! Today was a big day for Brian. Obtaining his British Citizenship was a rather large step. After many months of prolonged procrastination, I bullied him enough into sending in the application. Unfortunately, researching after wards, we ...
Is Toronto Home??
This is a top pick! ... a chilled vibe Taipei (Taiwan)- often overlooked, this proud city was full of the old, the new, and the somewhat bizarre Vancouver (Canada)- when the sun is shining, it has to be the most beautiful city in the world; lots to see, do, and experience ...
One more big sleep!!
This is a top pick! So....one more big sleep until it's time to go. So far, I've done virtually nothing to get ready for this trip, save go to the bank and get some dollars and pesos. At least I've looked after my shopping needs! I also have yet to locate my ...
Who´s Who, Quotable Quotes, and Trip Highlights
This is a top pick! ... as we left, a regular in the Quito party scene, lung infections be damned. Great guy, well and truly representing Canada and hopefully still around for our Quito reunion coming up. Asally Salsa teacher extraordinaire and a very very cool girl. ...
The city to chill on a Sunday.....and everyday!
This is a top pick! ... reenter the USA. A quick couple of questions and I'm back on the bus enjoying the beauty of the Vermont Countryside. So I leave Canada. I love this part of the world and it makes it even more special with part of my family living in Canada. I'm ...
Wondering how far we'll go
This is a top pick! ... will be putting on hold, as much as possible, everyday commitments to embark on.... well, on TheHoneymoon. Nuptials take place, in Canada, on July 28th, followed by a reception at home in Ireland on August 11th. The trip proper begins on August 14th, ...
The Icefield Parkway
This is a top pick! ... they are able to grip the rocky slopes with grace and ease. We also learn that a collaboration between Parks Canada and Montana State University, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and other partners funded the construction of wildlife passages, crossings ...
Time Traveling - Massey Hall 1972
This is a top pick! A short time ago, while watching a documentary on Canadian music, Elenka's friend, Lynn stumbled upon a hidden gem. Our cousin Matej has youtubed this find for you. Just click the below link and follow the words on the screen: ...
I think it was the chicken.
This is a top pick! I woke up this morning brutally sick. Well, not the sickest I've ever been (see the entries about Dengue), but it was pretty awful. However, I did manage to sleep pretty darn soundly, which is good. So at 4, I was up and getting ready for my trip to ...
QUEBECOIS SON FU!
This is a top pick! Twenty-three-year-old Nichola, who worked for Canada's fishery department as an observer on Gaspe Peninsula fishing vessels, was the guy who stopped for Adam and his moustache, and Johnny. He even invited Adam and his dead rodent - I mean, moustache - ...